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There's something wrong with the OEM spring. It's a bit loose. Maybe it was installed the wrong way and so it would return a bit weak.

Not original but when done, i think it wouldn't look intrusive. Am not feeling well. Good night everyone =)

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sige bro get well soon, and try not to sniff wd40 too much... 😉

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If i were to rate myself in this tool rehab, it would be a 7/10 unfortunately- it will be to a "user." Functional as the day it was made but nothing more.

I wish it was 8-9; little to no trace of repair, clean paint. I could do that if i knew what i know now =/. (10 would be the shiny cast iron, calendar pic quality restorations.)

My first tool is the vernier which i bought 2nd hand way back in college.Used the depth gauge function to realign the set screws to the flats in the arbor. I got about 2mm of window.

Fugly marks on the arbor ends.

10 piso lang ang snap rings, pero sus, kelangan ko pang pmuntang binondo para maka kuha. One slipped and flew away fast and landed 6 feet away... buti di ako nabulag >_<.

*will get v belt, hinges, and spray paint tomorrow*

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very solid looking jointer bro, solid rehab as well... painting is something I'm learning and enjoying, I know you will too. with the proper education on it, it will be a breeze to do. unfortunately, I am learning the hard way, thru trial and error but I'm making progress.

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Procastination is a bad trait of mine, didn't do anything last mon or tues.

The stand has a few areas with rust which i treated with turco. Then two coats of epoxy primer last week.

Sanded some of the high spots of the brush marks tonight. I still wore a mask and used a tack rag. It's a little detail but it's a biggie- trifold the sandpaper and you won't need a sanding block in most cases.

And did some color tests with spray cans i got.

I just remembered that pieces are usually hanged when sprayed. Lucky, there's a natural draft which goes towards the outside. I almost can't smell the thinner evaporate!

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Breakthrough.

While waiting for these to dry between coats....

I started to attack the knife with the lowest grit i got which is 80. I used the body and the blade of a block plane with STRONG magnets to hold the knife. The screwdriver is used to pry it off. Tried a few approaches on how to hold it, where the bevel feels most evident. Progressed from 80 to 180, 280, 400, then 2000 with chromium oxide and WD40. The last step, hand held, the knife can even stand on it's own due to the suction.

With just 5 pieces of sandpaper, it's more than enough to hone all 3 knives to hair shaving sharp. The hairs doesn't pop off effortlessly unlike when i 'cheat' with the strop but i'm satisfied.

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its my chance to get back... hehehe. ganda ng legs mo bro... :p:p

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^ =). Haven't done this in a long time.

Especially for those who are starting out, I think we could classify test shaving into three categories:

1. When the edge wouldn't engage the hairs, would hardly snag, or you have to push more than the weight of your palm, it meant that there was a failure in your process. You didn't spend enough time on a certain grit, and/or failed to maintain a consistent bevel. Happens to me when I'm rushing.

2. It would snag hairs, about the factory edge of snap blade cutters like Olfas and Tajimas. But the hairs do resist and you have to take several passes just like in this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c81Qbruxkg&feature=related 0:50 and 6:30

3. Sweet edge sharp. Hairs would pop/jump off . It's addicting. 5 minutes later you realize you have minor cuts in your finger, you just didn't notice immediately. For my current skill, i usually attain this through 'cheating' with a rouge charged strop. (Rounds the bevel thho) If i'm careful, i can get to that point through glass and sandpaper but i'm not consistent enough.

#2 will do for now...

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have you tried using hardwood charged with oxide as a strop... prevents rounding the blade..

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Just finished being a laundryman half hour ago =/. I do try to get things done when there's time...

There I was, walking in Binondo carrying the heavy motor and i mused: don't i have an uncommon hobby ^_^, (but it's what i enjoy doing and as the producer of The new yankee workshop said: Humans have an inherent need to make.) It's such a shame to use the dual shafted craftsman motor for the jointer, and i lucked in finding a used single phase motor in the area.

The 1/2hp GE motor works, but might as well reinforce the insulation with epoxy, cover the fragile cloth covered wires with shrink tubing, clean the centrifugal switch contacts, along with lubing the sleeve bearings and new paint. Hair dryer to make the epoxy runny hah!

I assembled it again and it runs...

Moj, i got a a stanley socket set. What's good about it is it has BOTH metric and SAE, 3/8" socket on top are 12 points, the ones below are 1/4" 6 points. I bet koken is better made, but the stanley's sufficient, and bang for the buck with that much sockets @ 2.5K...

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Your sets look good. I actually have no use yet for a socket wrench although i have a incoming ratchet on the way. What i need now is a set of 1/4" sockets.

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I think that 37-piece socket set is Stanley 89-518. Except that when I saw it last year, the case was red, P2,349.75.

The ratchet seems to have 54 teeth. I don't know how Stanley compares in quality to GearWrench or Snap-on or Craftsman, but yes, bang for buck of this particular set is not too bad, though maybe not as high as this 60-piece set, if we are going by pieces per dollar.

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^ The red one's paper carton says made in china. The yellow version says made in taiwan. Saw that little detail when i compared it side by side. Also had something like "meets and exceeds ANSI requirements" whereas the red doesn't have it. But FWIW, the fit and finish are almost industinguishable.

Waht i really like it is you have metric and sae, and the case is fairly compact. Sockets on bottom are 6 pointers, big ones on top are 12 (will work on square bolts but not perfectly.) Just added a 3/8" extension and 1/4" to hex adapter for when using a drill.

(All the jointer needs is a motor mount, and still thinking if i should put overload protection...)

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I'd take the Taiwan made stuff over the Chinese one anytime of the day.

@Owyn

Do you encounter SAE nuts and bolts on the OWWMs you rebuild. How about for replacement, are there sources of SAE nuts and bolts locally?

Thanks:)

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Bro,

Where did you buy the baking soda and how much was it?

Thanks

Jay